TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Brett Hemphill, an experienced cave diver from Dade City is being remembered by his friends and family. Hemphill never surfaced from a cave dive in Texas in early October. He was ...

Cave diving combines the thrill of scuba diving and with the excitement of exploring a cave; it’s a challenging activity even for experienced explorers. At these four sites — some of the most popular ...

A scuba diver died while navigating an intricate network of caves in the Florida Panhandle that extend hundreds of feet below the surface, officials said. A rescue mission was launched for three ...

DADE CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — The cave diving community lost a true modern-day explorer this past week. Brett Hemphill of Dade City was diving with his team of explorers with the Karst Underwater Research ...

Brett Hemphill was known for his daring adventurism, his easygoing demeanor and helping to bridge the gap between scientists and cave divers. Brett Hemphill, pictured in 2009 as he prepared for a dive ...

Twin Caves, about 5 miles northeast of Marianna, is a popular diving destination at the bottom of Merritt’s Mill Pond, according to Caveatlas.com. Oliver J Albrecht YouTube video screengrab One scuba ...

One scuba diver died and two others were rescued after they ventured into one of Florida’s famously flooded caverns, according to searchers in the Panhandle. The body was discovered Tuesday, March 18, ...